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The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey Into The Land Of The Chemical Elements (Science Masters Series)

By P. W. Atkins

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
1995
ISBN
0465072658, 9780465072651
LCC
QD466 .A845 1995
Open Library ID
OL1275776M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2546758 bytes)
Series
Science Masters Series
Pages
174\174
Topic
Chemistry
DPI
600
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This book was assigned as a summer project for my honors chemistry class, so I obviously had low expectations for it. I was pleasantly surprised. The book was actually quite enjoyable to read which, in turn, helped greatly in understanding periodicity. The title makes the book sound lame, but the author conveys a great and abstract knowledge of the periodic table through a metaphor - without making the reader feel like a small child. Albeit, I may be biased by my fondness for creative vocabulary which this book contains in abundance, so do not be surprised if it has you reaching for the dictionary a few times. All in all, this book is only among a few educational books I am not ashamed to recommend to people: I see that as a definition for success.

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